To make the Memorial Day 2014 weekend memorable, Uncle Bo’s has again booked one of its favorite acts and biggest draws, the Cate Brothers from Fayetteville, Ark., who will perform at 7:30 p.m. both Friday and Saturday at the blues nightspot on the lower level of the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, 420 S.E. 6th. Tickets are $10 each night to hear twins Earl and Ernie Cate, an act one critic described as Arkansas’ answer to “The Righteous Brothers, Neville Brothers and The Everly Brothers.”

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Liquid Assassin to headline rap show at Trap

The Boobie Trap Bar, 1417 S.W. 6th, will kick off its observance of the Memorial Day weekend with horrorcore as Horrorscope Records brings Liquid Assassin to headline a Friday show. Born Cordell Avila Toombs Jr., Liquid Assassin was half of the Grave Plott duo with Killa C until 2008 when each split to record solo albums. Supporting acts are Freddy Grimes, KPK: Kansas Prairie Killers, Aaron “Deranged 816” Iverson, Jesse “TwistedFreak” Eteeyan and Hollow Tip. Tickets are $10 in advance or $13 at the door.

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Fugitt to kick up some red dirt at Lazy Toad

Dubbing himself “red dirt and rodeo proud,” singer-songwriter Ricky Fugitt will bring his sound developed at post-rodeo concerts, local opry houses and honky tonks to Topeka for a solo acoustic show at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lazy Toad, 5331 S.W. 22nd Place, in Fairlawn Plaza. There will be no cover charge. The Emporia High School and Emporia State University graduate has performed the red dirt music territory from Texas to Kansas and shared bookings with Merle Haggard and Ronnie Dunn.